HSK 4 Chinese Level Ladder
4 Levels of 'I'm Bored'
我很无聊
Wǒ hěn wúliáo
1:11 min video · 4 sentences · 4 key words
Transcript with pinyin and English
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- 我没事做。Wǒ méi shì zuò.I have nothing to do.
- 今天没什么好玩儿的。Jīntiān méishénme hǎowánr de.There's nothing fun today.
- 我觉得特别无聊。Wǒ juéde tèbié wúliáo.I'm really bored.
- 无聊死了！Wúliáo sǐ le!I'm bored to death!
About this lesson
The climb goes from a plain textbook sentence to the sigh native speakers really use when nothing is going on.
How to practise
- Watch each rung's card: the level, when to use it, and the phrase with its pinyin and English.
- Repeat every rung out loud in the 跟读 · Your turn pause, from HSK 1 up to the native way.
- Then climb it in one go, and comment which rung you're on.
Key words 生词
| Chinese | Pinyin | English | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 无聊 | wúliáo | boring, bored | HSK 4 |
| 好玩儿 | hǎowánr | fun | HSK 1 |
| 没事做 | méishìzuò | nothing to do | |
| 特别 | tèbié | especially, really | HSK 2 |
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